Have you ever heard of polydactyl cats, or also called, Hemingway's cats. These are cats that have extra toes.
We recently just adopted one from our local animal shelter (A.S.W.), I found her to be so interesting and unique. We named her, Hemi, after Hemingway and his cats. She has 26 toes, 7 on both of her front paws and 6 on both of her back paws.
She is so sweet and loving, she is also in love with my oldest son, Christian. Hemi, follows him around the house and has picked out her place on his bed.
I am still so amazed that we received her from an animal shelter (A.W.S) and not a seller. Always think about adopting before buying from a seller. There are so many awesome animals at our local animal shelters that would love to be your friend and you'd be saving their lives.
Please seek out your local A.W.S., link is to my local Human Society in Jefferson Co., West Virginia. (A NO KILL SHELTER)
Just a little about these cats:
"A polydactyl cat is a cat with a congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly (or polydactylism, also known as hyperdactyly), a type of cat body type genetic mutation that causes the cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws. Cats with this genetically inherited trait are most commonly found along the East Coast of North America (in the United States and Canada) and in South West England and Wales.
Nicknames for polydactyl cats include "conch cats", "boxing cats", "mitten cats", "mitten-foot cats", "snowshoe cats", "thumb cats", "six-fingered cats", "Cardi-cats", and "Hemingway cats".." Two specific breeds recognized by some but not all cat fancier clubs are the American Polydactyl and Maine Coon Polydactyl, and named regional populations include the Boston thumb cat, Cardi-cat, Ithacat, and Vermont snowshoe cat."
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